Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-20
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.

AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Nsosnasis.s csnsarassA.
The Senate has confirmed the following nomina.
nard. Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury: Hyatt.
United states Treasurer; Gen. Iawton Minister 70
Austria; B. W. Hanna, Minister TO the ArRentine
Republic. and Hves TO BE- Assistant SECRETARY Of
Dsssrscs in Congress.
PkoeosRD STATUE 10 PRkAIpHef rAYLo&
In the senate to-day Mr.. George introduced
bill 20 appropriate s3aoo0 for the eeecttoa q IN
equestrian statue In Warrington Of Zachary TAy.
lor, the twelfth President OF the Cnis6d states
with Theodore Mills or some other artist, ana Re
may advance money nom time 70 time - the
.ssst may need It The statue Y % . pAced 70
Referred TO library committee.
Nearly -Four Millioa EanoonaoA.
srEALrsoe on fHs AMERICANS m CANADA.
Among the memorials presented 10 the senate
to-day was that OF II. d Lyman, vice president
OF the American surety Co, OF New York, praying
for the ratification OF the conveAron ana pro
posing An extradation treaty between this coun-
try and Great Britain, signed IN London, June g.
1Se8 extending the extrsdition law, 70 cases OF
emoezxlement &c. The remarkable part OF the
memorial, which was presented by senator HIS
memorial The exhibit was, the memorialist
SAID, a. partial list of embenlenents OF
pefsons g. who had had. ned to Canada The
proposed convention was signed, ana most OF them
within the past year. The exhibit gives q LIST OF
each case The largest enhancement noted is
that OF Bartholomew, the insurance man OF Hart
ford for s., OOOo 600, and the aggregate embezzle-
ments foot up The sum OF s. S&0.570
The Utah Debate I'm the senate.
Mr.. EDMUNDs AND Mr.. CALL prscuss rHR MEMORIAL.
During the debate In the Senate this afternoon
ON the Utah memorial Mr.. Edmunds said he could
produce, and ask to have printed In the
Record, other statements showing the utter
hypocrisy and CANNON Of that perform
ance, and that 1t was q mere trick to
get from under the hands Of Congress And from
under the laws OF the United states Everybody
understood that, and he (Edmunds) did not pro-
pose TO vote for spending money In order 70 print
M Cali 1r sad that the senator from vermont was
not more sincere than correct in his
statement that he tCalD had stood be.
behind human rights when the senator with ex-
women :, AND Children IL Utah y ,ssisissiOp
Sss heard hum nns saSaeA.e oofap. Sssas
d s Of
vote on the admission Of Utah. That
derstoSd BY the ststsments Of reliable c III
zens-repuolicans and democrass--that not
more than per cent OF the population
the young people Of the territory we're eT unani
mousiy opposed TO II, and submitted conscieni-
ously to the legislation OF Congress. The 90.
Of tnat senator they were not reasonable as a
fact.
Capitol Topics.
A GENERAL BANKRUPTCY BILL
Mr.. Hopkins OF Illinois, will introduce q gen.
eral bankruptcy bill In the House just after the
holidays 1t is the bill approved by the Ameri-
can Bar Association. 1t provides that any man
in debt $500 or more may take advantage OF the
law. 1t gives such cases precedence in the courts
over all except criminal cases, and provides
against unnecessary delays
THE BLAIR EDUCATIONAL BILL
In the senate to-day Mr.. Blair moved to take up
the educational bill, and while the motion was
under consideration Mr. Riddleberger held up
copy OF the report of the committee and said be
was for the bill, but not for that report 1t seems
that the committee and their report complied
staas and that Mr. sddeoerssS THINKS the
figures reflect upon Virginia or do not do the state
justice The motion TO take up the bill prevailed,
Blair yielded to motion for an executive session.
The Blair bill Is now the unfinished business OF the
Senate.
SENATOR MORRILL, NOT I'LL
report has got abroad In Vermont that senator
Morrill, is I'll. The fact Is quite the reverse. He
has not been so vigorous within three or four
years as now.
Clupeper, Va, Post.Office Robbed.
The POst-Office Department to-day received In.
formation from Culpeper, Va, to the eject that
the post-ofice at that place was robbed last night
The safe was blown open and Its contents carried
OF. The robbery Is supposed 70 have been CON-
United by persons seen about the post-ofice.
Will Persist I'm Selling the Paper.
DUBLIN, Dec MISUNDERSTANDING the I'm
prtSonment OF Mr. Hooper NJ, p, and editor OF the